The Smart Guide to the Montana Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Montana Bar Exam
Montana Bar Exam Format
Montana is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. All UBE jurisdictions use the same 3 sections:
Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)
Multistate Performance Test (MPT)
2 writing assignments
Montana Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*The Montana Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Montana Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
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Contact Info
State Bar of Montana
33 South Last Chance Gulch, Ste. 1B
Helena, MT 59624
Website: https://www.montanabar.org/
Phone: (406) 447-2210
Fax: (406) 442-7763
Frequency Charts
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Subjects Tested on Montana Bar Exam
MEE Essay Subjects
- Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
- Civil Procedure
- Conflict of Laws
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Real Property
- Secured Transactions
- Torts
- Trusts & Future Interests
- Wills & Estates
MBE Subjects
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Real property
- Torts
Minimum Passing Score
For Montana, the UBE minimum passing score is 266.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
Montana Law Seminar attendance is required prior to admission. The course is offered the day after the bar exam.
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.
